PC randomly restarting

Ebaberin · March 5, 2018

Hi.

3 days ago my computer restarted out of nowhere. It did the same thing two more times before I noticed the RGB ring on the wraith spire cooler I have installed is blinking a bit.

It just restarted for the 7th or 8th time now. Is it safe to assume the mobo is defective? Especially considering the blinking. All the other components seem to be working properly.

Memory and stress tests doesn't seem to impact the components. Au contraire. It is when idle that I observed it rebooting.

ASUS ROG Strix x370-F Firmware Version 3401

Corsair VS500

ToastedVivid · March 5, 2018

I would assume based on the RGB blinking that your power supply isn't handling the power properly and needs replacing.

Ebaberin · March 6, 2018

I guess so now... I ran one more stress test yesterday and the power indicating led on the Gigabyte 1070 G1 I have installed turned on.

But I wonder why the rgb is blinking. Where does it get its power where the current was so bad? Also, the 12v reported by the uefi bios was oscillating from 11.9 to 10.something volts. I'll be replacing the psu.